FIELDGOAL

Field goal

A field goal is a means of scoring in American football and Canadian football. To score a field goal, the team in possession of the ball must place kick or drop kick the ball through the goal, i.e., between the uprights and over the crossbar, during a play from scrimmage. The vast majority of field goals are placed kicked. Drop kicked field goals were common in the early days of football but are almost never done in modern times. In most leagues, a successful field goal awards 3 points .

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field goal

Noun

  1. When the ball is kicked through the uprights and over the crossbar (not after a touchdown) for 3 points.
    He kicked a 33 yard field goal just before the half.
  2. A made shot that was not a free throw.
    He got six field goals in the first half, two from three-point land.


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